“If you only live to regret your past, you'll never live to love your future.” — Edward Grey Copy Share Image
I said to the German Ambassador that, as long as there was only a dispute between Austria and Serbia alone, I did not feel… — Edward Grey Copy Share
The lamps are going out all over Europe; we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime. — Edward Grey Copy Share
That Germany was so immensely strong and Austria so dependent upon German strength that the word and will of Germany would at the critical… — Edward Grey Copy Share
Altogether apart from that, it would be a disgrace to us to make this bargain with Germany at the expense of France, a disgrace… — Edward Grey Copy Share
Instead of a few hundreds of thousands of men meeting each other in war, millions would now meet, and modern weapons would multiply manifold… — Edward Grey Copy Share
I knew it to be very doubtful whether the Cabinet, Parliament, and the country would take this view on the outbreak of war, and… — Edward Grey Copy Share
The German Emperor is ageing me; he is like a battleship with steam up and screws going, but with no rudder, and he will… — Edward Grey Copy Share
From the material point of view the proposal is unacceptable, for France, without further territory in Europe being taken from her, could be so… — Edward Grey Copy Share
“If you only live to regret your past, you'll never live to love your future.” — Edward Grey Copy Share
In effect, I was asking that if Russia mobilized against Austria, the German Government, who had been supporting the Austrian demand on Serbia, should… — Edward Grey Copy Share
“Sinister are the thoughts that help you run from reality and forsake rationality.” — Edward Grey Copy Share
